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|}Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community at the IF Square on the TCU Mattermost, at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC. It is a text-based chat where digital rights defenders can share regional and projects updates, expertise, ask questions, and connect with others from all over the world! Do you need an invite? Learn how to get one [[TCU Mattermost|here]].
|}Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community at the IF Square on the TCU Mattermost, at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC. It is a text-based chat where digital rights defenders can share regional and projects updates, expertise, ask questions, and connect with others from all over the world! Do you need an invite? Learn how to get one [[TCU Mattermost|here]].
*'''Date:''' Thursday, November 30
*'''Date:''' Thursday, January 11
*'''Time:''' 9am EST / 2pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Preparing+for+the+2024+Election+and+Addressing+Surveillance+and+Censorship+in+Tanzania&iso=20231130T09&p1=179&ah=1 what time is it in my city?])
*'''Time:''' 9am EST / 2pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Preparing+for+the+2024+Election+and+Addressing+Surveillance+and+Censorship+in+Tanzania&iso=20231130T09&p1=179&ah=1 what time is it in my city?])
*'''Who:''' Zaituni Njovu
*'''Who:''' Mardiya
*'''Moderator:''' Erin
*'''Where:''' On TCU Mattermost "IF Square" Channel.
*'''Where:''' On TCU Mattermost "IF Square" Channel.
**Don't have an account to the TCU Mattermost? [[TCU Mattermost|you can request one following the directions here.]]
**Don't have an account to the TCU Mattermost? [[TCU Mattermost|you can request one following the directions here.]]
===='''Preparing for the 2024 Election and Addressing Surveillance and Censorship in Tanzania'''====
===='''Glitterest Glitter : Welcome back!'''====
In this session we will talk about what is happening with the digital rights in the Africa Region, specifically in Tanzania. Zaituni Njovu, Executive Director at Zaina Foundation, will share the current privacy right violation in Tanzania and discuss instances of  Surveillance and Censorship in this country as they prepare toward elections in 2024 and 2025.
After the holidays in 2023, at this Glitterest Glitter Meetup you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you!
 
Zaituni will also speak about the different initiatives her organization is doing at Zaina Foundation to support the Tanzania community on Internet freedom and Freedom of Expression. Lastly, Zaina Foundation is open to collaborate with any organisation on defending Internet Freedom in Tanzania.
 
'''Featured Guest:'''
 
'''Zaituni Njovu''' is the Executive Director at Zaina Foundation an organization whose mission is to promote digital rights and inclusion in Tanzania through Privacy capacity building, Policy reform, Research, Advocate for Internet Freedom in Africa and localization of technological tools into swahili language. She received the Human Rights Heroes award from Access Now in June 2019 due to her work supporting communities at risk in Tanzania through digital security training and localization of open source tools into swahili language. In 2022 she received two awards: one from Mwanamke na Uondozi for her efforts in reducing the digital gender gap in Tanzania during International Women’s Day and another one from WildAf as Champion in ending Online Gender Based Violence by using Innovation during 16 days of Activism.
 
👉🏾 ''This Glitter Meetup is part of the [https://wiki.digitalrights.community/VPN%20Community%20Initiative%20Village%202023 2023 VPN Village], a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The sessions held over the last week of November and first week of December will focus on regional user education, legal challenges to using VPNs, and using and scaling your own circumvention tools.''
==Notes==
==Notes==
''Notes will be posted here''
''Notes will be posted here''

Revision as of 15:15, 14 November 2023

Glitter Meetups

Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community at the IF Square on the TCU Mattermost, at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC. It is a text-based chat where digital rights defenders can share regional and projects updates, expertise, ask questions, and connect with others from all over the world! Do you need an invite? Learn how to get one here.

Glitterest Glitter : Welcome back!

After the holidays in 2023, at this Glitterest Glitter Meetup you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you!

Notes

Notes will be posted here

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